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Dre Kirkpatrick is expected to start at left cornerback this season.

Darqueze Dennard is making a strong push but the job is still Kirkpatrick's to lose. Though ESPN Bengals reporter Coley Harvey said neither player has been short on confidence this spring, Kirkpatrick got most of the first-team reps at minicamp. Dennard came on strong late last season, recording three interceptions over his last three games. Two of those came against Peyton Manning in Week 16. Jun 21 - 12:21 PM

The option is guaranteed for injury only and is worth roughly $7.5 million. Kirkpatrick has started just five games since the Bengals made him a first-round pick in 2012 and played just 28.3 percent of the snaps last year. He'll be counted on for a far bigger role this year with Terence Newman now in Minnesota. Apr 28 - 11:31 AM

The Bengals are focused on extensions for CB Dre Kirkpatrick and RG Kevin Zeitler.

Kirkpatrick played on just 28.3 percent of the snaps a year ago and has started just five games since the Bengals made him a first-round pick in 2012. Zeitler's contributions have been far greater as he's been the starting right guard for three straight years and was PFF's No. 9 guard in 2014. Apr 23 - 8:07 AM

Bengals CB Dre Kirkpatrick left Monday night's Week 2 tilt against the Steelers with a strained hamstring and is done for the night.

Kirkpatrick, the No. 17 overall pick in last year's draft, has mostly been limited to special teams through the first two weeks. He's behind Leon Hall, Adam Jones, and Terence Newman on the cornerback depth chart. Mon, Sep 16, 2013 11:26:00 PM